Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-09
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volcanos will break forth In q few days.
Navajo Indian Troubles.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, May IA demo-
crat Galiupspeoial says that Z serious
dIhisnlty occurred with the Navajo In
dians about Z O'Clock yesterday morning
ii Defiance station, seven miles west Of
here. Tho trouble commenced in 9
store Of the village, where an Indian Was
shot in dispute BY 3 clerk named Allen
BorIand The oyerseer Of the store, and
vile, whom they found what hsd
happened fsd for Gallup ON horseback.
They were intercepted BY Indiana, who
threatened TO kill them. Borland
succeeded in qeieting them by giving
up his weapons and finally they per-
mittsd him to continue his journey.
Meanwhile Allen and en OLD man named
Hans basFicaded sho upper story OF the
store TO defend themselves from attack.
The Indians broke into the store and
caTriedaxay every thing valuable. An
hour alter the shooting q freight train
on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
passed. Allen succesded in making the
train and came 10 Gnllop, but Hans
missed il. and after being followed by
the Irdisns some distance reached
Gallup also. a. detachment Of cavalry
from Fort Wingste has gone 10 Defiance,
which will prevent further bloodshed.
A Fearful Plunge.
Albuq d erque, N. M. May Owing to
telegraph embargo the particulars Of the
serious accident Wednesday, on the At.
lantic and Pacific road, forty: miles east Of
pagGett station, have just reached here.
The eastboupd passenger tram WAS three
hours behind time, ruahine across the
desert Ut the rate ofssforty miles an hour,
when II ran into Arroyo bridge, which
had been burned, leaving the rails. The
engine went over, bnt the jar threw the
fireman ont Of the cab. The tender went
through into the shallow Arroyo, form
ing barricada against which the
other cars ran With terrific forca.
The mail car turned completely
around, standing ACROSS the track. The
baggage and express was thrown twenty
feet from the track to the right and
tnrned over. Two passeager oars were
derailed aud the two Pullman cars
remained on the track. A Scene OF
tsighttui CONSERVATION ensued, no one
believing the passengers in the over
turned cars would escape death. Fire
man Charles Smith MAS picked up I'm.
conscious, with his leg broken spine in,
iured and internal injuries. He is no
expected to recover. Nearly q dozel
injured passengers were taken. from th,
wreck. They will probably recover.
Grottknu Som mp.
Milwaukee. May Paul Grottkau
the anarchist, who made incendiar,
speeches st Milwaukee Garden last May
Was this morning sentenced to one yea
at hard labor in the house Of CORRECTION
Gfottkau will be held in the county isi
for week in order to allow his attor-
news 70 appeal to the supreme court fol
new trial on . writ of error. At The
end Of that time be wisibe taken TO Iii.
hoassSss correction, II the supreme couri
9 mot grant . stay Of proceedings
Mrs. Parsons the wife Of she condemn
cd Chicago anarchist. was present wAei
GrottkAu was sentenced. The cour
room y . crowded.
Fires An Central Dakota.
Aberdeen, May IA heavy warn
wind from the south for the past lev
days resulted to-day in several Ares
The residence Of Emery Wight, Of thi
city. burned to the ground with most o
itG contents this afternoon. Loss $500
partially insured. The residence OF Mr
Cook, on the north edge Of the city
burned; also the stables and outbuisd
ing. Loss $1,000; insurance unknown
Andover, D T., was threatened viii
d~estruction BY FIRE this afternoon an,
wired here tor help, but the Ere WA
controlled witnout much difficulty. Tn
Hour and feed mill and several stable
% horses, etc., were destroyed.
IA Thu News Epitom.xed.
The race for the jubilee stakes Of 800
Ruiness, q Kempton psrk, London, 81,
urdsys WAS won By BepdiRcs
weekly bank statement shows tho
The reserve has decreased $2,817,0o,
The banks nov hold 81, 52s, 900 In exoo.